Maxch, 1916. 



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ened by the increased slope of the ends, 

 for which there is apparently no necessity. 

 It is also this increased length of top over 

 bottom that makes uniform packing most 

 difficult. Some flare is necessary in the 

 basket because of conditions of manufac- 

 ture and the advisability of "nesting" for 

 shipment and storage. 



For packing the fruit, the more perpen- 

 dicular the side the easier and more uni- 

 formly the fruit can be packed. The dif- 

 ference in width between top and bottom 

 also permits of air circulation between the 

 baskets, so essential in long-distance re- 

 frigerator shipments. The minimum flare 

 for manufacture is, however, sufficient for 

 a maximum of ventilation in the car. 



Generally speaking, we are agreed on the 

 more perpendicular side, but the point that 

 seems to be more difficult of decision is 

 how high the basket should be. Keeping 

 in mind the fact that this ba.sket is also 

 used for cherries and plums that are some- 

 what soft sometimes, it seems necessary 

 then to make the height the ma.ximum that 

 will get three layers of No. 1 peaches. The 

 whole situation, then, evolves itself into 

 one of size of No. 1 peaches, and then the 

 minimum height that will accommodate 

 three layers of peaches of this size. The 

 present government standard for the eleven 

 quart is five and three-quarters inches deep 

 perpendicular. I am highly in favor of in- 

 creasing the height of this package one- 

 quarter inch. This will raise the standards 

 of No. I's. This basket will accommodate 

 three layers of No. 1 peaches and at the 

 same time not make it too deep for the 

 softer fruits. 



There is in use quite largely al'^o a basket 

 known locally as the nine quart. This is 

 made with the same size of bottom as the 

 common eleven quart, but the height is the 

 same as that of the six quart. This basket 

 will take two layers of fancy fruit. By law, 

 this basket must be stamped with the num- 

 ber of quarts it contains when full before it 

 is a legal package. This package might 

 also be standardized for certain grades of 

 fruit. It takes two layers of fancy peaches 

 exactly. At the same time, if th's is stand- 

 ardized it should be made a special pack- 

 age for a certain grade of fruit and be pro- 

 tected from the poorer grades. 



One other package that was used some- 

 what last year was the American Bushel, 

 which holds forty-five pounds net of fruit or 

 three eleven quart baskets. The place of 

 this package is difficult to establish. A 

 certain trade will take a large quantity of 

 fruit for canning purposes in this package. 

 At the same time, it tends to lessen a great 

 deal the price to the grower. The price 

 is already at a minimum, and if there is 

 any danger of this package cutting into 

 the basket trade I would not favor it. 



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